Our Flatt World

This blog post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a small percentage of the sale if you choose to purchase something from the links at no extra cost to you. This is because  Mama Needs Money, Too! I’ve been seeing this trend all over TikTok and I just had to jump onto it for myself. These cool looking guys are plants without a pot, originating from Japan. Just hanging out in some moss, who could ask for a better life? I’ll walk you through how I made mine, and maybe inspire you to make one (or more) for yourself! Let’s go! First off, I decided on a plant. This philodendron birkin has been needing a repot, as you can see it’s trying to climb out the top! Next, I got started on making a ball I’m not sure if traditional kokedama’s are normally made with different soil or not, but I just made mine with regular potting soil with some perlite added. I then added water so I could mold it into a ball to get the plants new home started.  It turned out...

This blog post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a small percentage of the sale if you choose to purchase something from the links at no extra cost to you. This is because  Mama Needs Money, Too! I always have people asking me how I do it, how I have 65+ plants and am able to take care of them every day. But the truth it, I really don’t. I know, that seems weird. But listen, the thing people always come at me with is “So I have this plant and I think it’s dying. What am I doing wrong? It’s in the window and I water it everyday! What’s going on?!” If you read that and didn’t notice the BIG red flag, I’m going to tell you what you are doing wrong! You over water your plants! I have to break it to ya, but it’s true. DON’T water your plants everyday. Heck, I don’t really follow a schedule when it comes to my plants. Most plants will tell you when they are thirsty. The best rule of thumb is to water your plants about once a week, but also to just touc...

This blog post may contain affiliate links, which means that I may receive a small percentage of the sale if you choose to purchase something from the links at no extra cost to you. This is because  Mama Needs Money, Too! I feel like before I REALLY get into this I need to say that yeah, this probably will get a little “ranty,” but I also feel like this is not talked about NEAR enough for just how important this tip really is for growing your Instagram! I do think that as someone who is personally still growing their Instagram account, I can say this is probably THE most important tip or trick you could ever put to use to growing most social media sites, click-baity title aside. So what is it, you ask? Drum roll please! Ya ready?! ENGAGING WITH YOUR FOLLOWERS! It seems so simple doesn’t it? But really how often DO you actually engage with your followers? Because if you are one of those Instagram accounts that never...

I get DM’s on Instagram asking how I got to where I am today with my follower count all the time! Now, let me just start this off by saying your follower count,does NOT define who or what you are. Please do not measure your value on your followers or likes or comments or what have you. You are perfect as you are! With that being said, I understand that being an Instagram Influencer seems like the “cool” online job that everyone wants. Which yeah, it is fun! I get a chance to express my creativity with my pictures and editing style, and I use mine as a little micro blog to help support other moms who may be suffering from postpartum mood and anxiety disorders. So yeah, I really do love what I do! What helps me with being able to continue on being an Influencer while being a stay at home mom, is my followers and how they engage with me and vise versa. There are many ways that you can kind of “cheat the system” and have a higher follower count, but that will not help you in the lo...